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:lost1lbs::thumbup:I did it! I did it! I did it!!:thumbup::thumbs_up: O.K., with a little help from a tight fill, but...I'm in ONEDERLAND!! And this is a beautiful place to be. The grass is truly greener on this side of the border. To see a "1" instead of a "2" on the scale was an overwhelming relief. These last few days on liquids has been worth it. Who needs to eat? food is so overrated! Actually, I will call the doc if I can't get on mushies in a few more days. I want to wait until I am safely in the lower 190's before I ask for an unfill. I'm not dehydrated. I just need to still sip slowly. Anyway, getting into Onederland was a major goal however I did it. Can't wait until we are all over the border!! :biggrin2:

Thanks, Wendy! It's great to join you over here!

Thanks New Year! You'll get there before you know it! 65 pounds lost since 2/27 is awesome!!

Thanks, Cindy! As glad as I am to be in the 100's, I'm getting tired of being too tight to swallow liquids comfortably. It feels as if there's a big gas bubble around the band. Every time I drink something, I feel it. This is how I was a week after surgery. Lots of gas-x strips and it eventually went away. I'm still going to try to wait it out a bit longer. I don't care if I have to stay on soft foods for a while. That would be welcome after this!

Name............Start........Current........Goal.......To Go CindyG...........204...........199...........184........15 TxArcher.........299...........298...........280........18 Hollyberries.....253...........245...........238.........7 Momto1plus1......203...........197...........185........12 Lindata..........176.5.........176.5.........160........16.5 Sades............194...........186...........185.........1 Mariegabrieleee..235...........232...........215........17 Skinny Jill......167...........164...........157........7 Foofy............233...........230.5.........220........10.5 Kuchiegrl........251...........251...........235........16 Peaches11........203...........203...........183........20 Huskerette.......180...........180...........165........15 Shalee04.........182...........182...........170........12 I had to post that Onederland pound!

Name............Lbs Lost........% of wgt lost.......BMI QatarPhil...........55......................19%................32.2 (39.6) Foofy................43....................15.5%...............37.2 Sades...............42.6..................18.6%..............34.1 Shalee04...........66.....................26.6.................30.3 Bandpal.............88.11..................30.%...............32.4(47 ) Skinny_Jill..........59.5.....................26.8%..............30.8 Stephanie..........60.....................26%.................27.1 Hollyberries........113.....................31%.................36.2 linda.................52......................23%.................29.9 5 Abbisgood..........53.....................23%.................?? want2lose..........89.6...................31%................31.4 kandiceb............63.....................26%................27.6 Momto1plus1......72.2...................26.8%..............30.9 MollyBrown.........36.....................12.5%..............36.5 TxArcher............102...................25.50%.........52.8 to 39.3 Cindyg...............54.....................21%.................36 Close.................50.....................20%.................33.1 Tmusicmaker123..73.....................19%.................60.1 to 48.7 plump_princess....57.....................22%.................36 Mariegabrieleee....73.....................24%.................51.3 to 39.1 gabeekeeper.......101.....................30% ..................40.2 stranger138........47......................20.43%.................32.4 hortgal..............40......................18.5%..............33.8 Robin_Bird............90.....................29.5%................32.7 Staysee..............70.....................20%................48.4 Hajohnson1..........49.8....................18.2%..............39.8 lindseyann2u........70......................?%.................? Cherlita...............44.......................20%...............65 to 57.5 BandChick64..........94.5.....................31.5%.............33.2 tyman311..............61.....................31%...............41 to 28 (so far) BarbBee................74......................24%.................38 Huskerette............54..(i gained)..........22%...............30.5 Firebolt.................45.....................19%..................3 3.5 Rachel.................63........................72%................28 .3 November Nymphs total weight loss is 2205.31 pounds! We rock! :wink2: Had to add that last pound! __________________

Thanks, guys!! Still doing the happy dance! :Banane32::Banane53::Banane17::wink2::party::tt2::hurray: :huh2::sad::Banane42::sad:

Better get a new license, Wendy, before you get arrested for identity theft! :thumbup:

Thanks, Stranger!!

Name............Lbs Lost........% of wgt lost.......BMI QatarPhil...........55......................19%................32.2 (39.6) Foofy................43....................15.5%...............37.2 Sades...............42.6..................18.6%..............34.1 Shalee04...........66.....................26.6.................30.3 Bandpal.............88.11..................30.%...............32.4(47 ) Skinny_Jill..........50.....................22.5%..............32.7 Stephanie..........60.....................26%.................27.1 Hollyberries........113.....................31%.................36.2 linda.................52......................23%.................29.9 5 Abbisgood..........53.....................23%.................?? want2lose..........89.6...................31%................31.4 kandiceb............63.....................26%................27.6 Momto1plus1......72.2...................26.8%..............30.9 MollyBrown.........36.....................12.5%..............36.5 TxArcher............102...................25.50%.........52.8 to 39.3 Cindyg...............53.....................21%.................36 Close.................50.....................20%.................33.1 Tmusicmaker123..73.....................19%.................60.1 to 48.7 plump_princess....57.....................22%.................36 Mariegabrieleee....73.....................24%.................51.3 to 39.1 gabeekeeper.......101.....................30% ..................40.2 stranger138........47......................20.43%.................32.4 hortgal..............40......................18.5%..............33.8 Robin_Bird............90.....................29.5%................32.7 Staysee..............70.....................20%................48.4 Hajohnson1..........49.8....................18.2%..............39.8 lindseyann2u........70......................?%.................? Cherlita...............44.......................20%...............65 to 57.5 BandChick64..........94.5.....................31.5%.............33.2 tyman311..............61.....................31%...............41 to 28 (so far) BarbBee................74......................24%.................38 Huskerette............54..(i gained)..........22%...............30.5 Firebolt.................45.....................19%..................3 3.5 Rachel.................63........................72%................28 .3 __________________ We lost the total pounds lost for the group on this thing. Anyone feel like adding?

Name..........Start........Current.........Goal...... To Go CindyG...........204...........200...........184........16 TxArcher.........299...........298...........280........18 Hollyberries.....253...........245...........238.........7 Momto1plus1......203...........197...........185........12 Lindata..........176.5.........176.5.........160........16.5 Sades............194...........186...........185.........1 Mariegabrieleee..235...........232...........215........17 Skinny Jill......167...........164...........157........7 Foofy............233...........230.5.........220........10.5 Kuchiegrl........251...........251...........235........16 Peaches11........203...........203...........183........20 Huskerette.......180...........180...........165........15 Shalee04.........182...........182...........170........12 __________________ I can finally post a loss...Yay!! So what if I can still barely choke down liquids. This supertight fill has me losing again! Maybe I'll see Onederland tomorrow! Seriously, if I don't loosen up a bit in the next few days, I may need an unfill. I'm still not in pain, but I can really only get down Clear Liquids if I sip slowly. I'm trying to wait it out and focus on the scale going down.

Actually the pill you take rectally is called a suppository. The doc gave me a prescription for them right after the surgery in case I was nauseas afterwards. It's good to have them on hand in case you get a stomach bug.

Thanks, Linda. I appreciate your concern and your unfill experience definitely has me thinking. I'm on day 3 after the fill and still on liquids. Still having a difficult time swallowing. I have to take small sips or it comes back up. I constantly need to burp after drinking too. So annoying, yet I'm losing again. I'm not in pain so I'm going to wait it out. The nurse practioner wants me to have another fill in 2 weeks. I don't think so! This did happen after my last fill back in March which is why I waited so long for another one. It did loosen up eventually but took about a month before I could eat more comfortably. I should have gotten this fill sooner as I have not lost in weeks. On a "lighter" note (don't mind the pun), I took my teen daughter to a Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts concert tonight up at Bethel Woods, the old Woodstock site. She called me while she was out today and said so many people she knew were going and really wanted to go and have a "girls night out" with her mom. She's 16 so that doesn't happen too often anymore. I went online and 3rd row, center seats were released today so I grabbed them. It was the closest I ever was in a concert and we had a great time. I prefer classic rock over country but they were great! All I had there was an ice coffee which took me the whole concert to drink. Oh, well. Can't wait to get on the scale in the morning!

Wow, Linda! What an awful experience!! I just got a fill a few days ago and am pretty tight. I'm really hoping I can handle it cause I stopped losing. So sorry for what you went through. You must have been really upset when the nurse couldn't find your port and the doc was away. Thank God they found another doctor! Aren't the nurses trained to do fills? My surgeon never does them. He has 3 nurse practioners for that. I'm still on liquids and struggling a bit to swallow but it does go down. I won't wait if I run into a big problem. Thanks for the warning!

You're right, Sades. I do worry about having a problem especially since I was able to eat so much lately. This fill definitely stopped my eating in its tracks so I guess its working. I'm still having trouble swallowing liquids comfortably. I did manage to slowly get down a little blended soup tonight. This is why I hate getting fills but it is fun to watch the scale move down so fast. Unfortunately, I usually hit a plateau after the initial weight loss after a fill. How are you feeling? Here I am complaining about a small fill and you're recuperating from surgery! I'm such a baby!! :thumbup:

Even before this fill, I couldn't eat for the first few hours after I woke up. The nurse said that the band is tightest after sleeping and to first have something hot like tea or coffee. I usually have some soup for lunch even though my doc doesn't want us to have soup cause of the hidden carbs and salt. He's very strict although I'm sure that if I followed his plan exactly, I would have lost a lot more weight by now. He's all about getting the weight off as fast as possible. I'm sure I'm a disappointment to him. Problem was that before this fill, I could eat a lot once the band loosened up for the day. I still can't get down more than a few sips of liquid at a time. I'm really tight but not in pain. If it starts to hurt, I'll call the doc's. I'm lucky that the nurse will open up the office for patients in an emergency and take some fill out if necessary. She wants to add another .5 in 2 weeks. Don't see that happening.

Way to go, Sades! I am really happy for you!!

That's great Wendy. It does feel good to be back on that side of the aisle!

Marie, I'm glad things went well for you and you're back on track. I wonder if my pouch stretched? The nurse questioned if my band could have slipped cause I have been able to eat so much. However, I had no other symptoms so maybe my problem was the same as your's. I'm on liquids too for a few days after the fill I got today. I have an appointment in 2 weeks. If I can still eat the same amount we'll do an x-ray.

69 lbs is awesome!! I had .5 put in today to bring me to 7.5. This should get me into the 100's.

Ughh!! I only had .5cc put in to add up to 7.5 and I can barely swallow water. I don't know why my tummy is so sensitive to the fills but I always feel lousy afterwards. My last fill was back in March. I waited too long. The nurse practioner who does the fills and counsels me said that she is concerned that I haven't lost more. She said that I'm not in the zone yet but one or two more fills should do it. She said I need to judge by how hungry I get and how often. Not by how often I get stuck which is almost daily. She suggested using a food chopper to chop my food up like you would a toddler. Great way to live! Oh well, I need to keep reminding myself that it's not forever...I hope. Cindy, I have had ice cream as a meal too. I even had a sundae for lunch today before the fill. But the scale tonight is showing that those new 3 pounds are off already, thank God! I couldn't even get down a cup of tea tonight.

Judy, I will be in Narragansett on Periwinkle Road from 8/23-8/29. I'll be heading home with my son and my cocker spaniel in the afternoon or early evening. We actually have the house until the 30th but hubby and I are seeing Journey that day. It takes me about 3 1/2 hours to get home. Maybe we could meet for lunch before I head out? What time are you arriving?

I'm actually going to be in Rhode Island the last week of August renting a house with the lady we went to the Cape with. I'll only be 25 minutes from Newport. Getting there in the fall would be pretty easy too. If you all would like to plan a fall getaway, I'm up for it! Sorry, Sades. I would love to meet you too!! Anyway, going for a fill today. I was able to eat way too much in Cape Cod and did. Put on 3 pounds! It should come right off with a fill and hopefully propel me into Onederland. No way am I changing my ticker to show the weight gain! I hate getting fills. I'm sore for a week and don't feel normal for about a month. I think I'll just stay on liquids and mush until the end of the Summer Meltdown!

Hi Marie, Actually, its Judy with the unlocked band. I'm just going for a fill today cause I can eat too much which I happily did on Cape Cod the past 5 days. Oh well, the party's over!

Anywhere in the northeastern, U.S. is easy for me. I live 1 hr north of N.Y.C. If we were truly planning to meet overseas, I probably could manage it with a lot of notice.